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Sufjan Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long
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Thu Dec 13
7 pm
Sufjan Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long at Turner Hall Ballroom
Even to ears that grow cranky as more and more uninspired artists march to the base of the “indie-folk” pile, Sufjan Stevens’ marriage of spare acoustics, whimsical instrumentation, and ribcage-tugging hooks helps to put such genre labels (and the exhaustion they reflect) in the background where they belong. Perhaps it takes a certain madness to tour with a “butterfly brigade” clad in adorable butterfly wings as Stevens once did, or to attempt a series of 50 concept albums on the states. For tonight’s festivities, Stevens and his merry band will draw from the new Silver & Gold, a collection of Christmas songs released on Stevens’ friends-and-family-only EPs from 2006 to 2010. Novice wassaillers can study all 58 tracks to the sing-along at music.sufjan.com/album/silver-gold.
Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St, Milwaukee, WI
Even to ears that grow cranky as more and more uninspired artists march to the base of the “indie-folk” pile, Sufjan Stevens’ marriage of spare acoustics, whimsical instrumentation, and ribcage-tugging hooks helps to put such genre labels (and the exhaustion they reflect) in the background where they belong. Perhaps it takes a certain madness to tour with a “butterfly brigade” clad in adorable butterfly wings as Stevens once did, or to attempt a series of 50 concept albums on the states. For tonight’s festivities, Stevens and his merry band will draw from the new Silver & Gold, a collection of Christmas songs released on Stevens’ friends-and-family-only EPs from 2006 to 2010. Novice wassaillers can study all 58 tracks to the sing-along at music.sufjan.com/album/silver-gold.
Updated 12/04/2012
